C25k start 08/29

Started W1D1 last night and felt AWESOME after i completed it! I will be a runner by the end of this, i can feel it!

I'm in!

I started jogging last week and I'm only able to jog for 40 seconds at a time (on average, I've done 1 minute once but ended up with a stitch in my side) so I'm not even at week 1 level yet! lol... I thought after a year of going to the gym and doing the Elliptical for 25 minutes flat out I would perform better. It feels great though and I'm enjoying the challenge.

I'm starting today also! Let's dominate this SUCKA

Well i started this tonight and I got on a lot better than I thought I would

What does everyone else exercise-wise do on their off days from running? I was thinking about doing a quick workout vid today, but I am not gonna lie, I was actually sore from w1d1! I was not expecting that at all. I do a lot of walking/jogging on the treadmill, but I decided to train outside this time. I can feel the difference, I think because I usually keep my treadmill incline at 0, and I was going up some slight hills yesterday. I guess my question is, what does everyone else feel up to doing on their days off? I feel like working out for half an hour three times a week isn't enough, but I don't want to hurt myself.

Just finished W1D1! So excited! I know I can do this.

On my off days I have decided to do either biking in my neighborhood and strength training or the stationary bike at the gym and strength training. I am running MWF, doing the biking strength on T/Th, taking a day of Saturday and taking a long walk on Sundays 3-4 miles.

So I made a mistake. When I printed my c25k schedule the first week was cut off. This week I started week 2 as my week 1. Since I am able to do it and I had been running short intervals for 2 weeks prior, I am just going to stay at week 2.

Today I finished w2,d2 and I feel great. I feel so accomplished.

I don't know if I read this on here or on another thread, but today I used a podcast (of hiphop music) to run to. I downloaded it for free from kissmyblackass.org (I know, it sounds odd). The girl who made the site is named Suz and she has all the weeks on there with voice cues. I didn't have to check my watch once, which really helped me.

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I've completed week 0, day 3...lol...I'm still working my way up to 1 minute of running, right now I'm averaging 45 seconds.

I walk/ran 5k last night trying to keep the proper interval of walking / running. I go with my husband and 2 year old daughter so it can be a challenge to keep up a good pace. Hoping this weekend to drop my daughter off at the grandparents to see if that improves my performance

I started W1D1 last night and ended up only doing 20 min, instead of 30 on the treadmill, but it felt good. Next time I think I will be able to go all the way. I was just worn out last night after a really long day, and the kids kept coming in and interrupting me.

It's OK just do what you can. The nice thing about C25K is that it really is your schedule. If you need to repeat days/weeks, you can do that. The important thing is to keep it up and you WILL see improvement.

I did W1D2 last night. I am really pleased because I did all the run segments at 5.0 on the treadmill...one of my main goals this time around is to increase my speed! Anyway, one more day this week!

Hello all! I finished week one yesterday and will begin tomorrow with week two. I'm planning to take a bit longer on the program, though, doing each workout four times rather than three. Just want to get that extra bit of training in there before stepping it up a notch.

Good news is, I took my dog out running with me yesterday, and he kept up great! No, really. I have had trouble motivating him to keep up with me, but maybe he's figuring out the pace. I'm hoping that if we go through the program together, we can get conditioned together. And a tired dog is a good dog.

As for my "off" days, in theory I would be taking the dog for long walks instead of runs, if I had the time right now. Or mowing the lawn, like I am tonight. Or doing some step, if my knees don't complain too much about it. I'm actually doing my strength training routine after my runs right now, because then I'm nice and warmed up already.

It's gotten really hot here the past couple days [last night's run was quite warm] and I'm visiting Texas over the weekend, so it's going to be super hot running. My plan is to stay motivated and get out early. I can do it! I just gotta keep myself psyched up.

Enjoy the holiday weekend, everyone!

Finished Week 1 today! My legs were sore after the first day, but recovered quickly. Guess I just had to get used to running on the sidewalk again. Hope everyone has a good holiday weekend!

I did w1d3 outdoors. With a hills. And pushing a stroller. It kicked my butt.

But I finished it and kept walking. I had to get back home!

I did W3D2 yesterday after taking 2 days off. The first 3-minute run was a struggle the last minute, but I think that's because I was also going up a slight hill. I found the second 3-minute to be much easier to get through.

It sounds like everyone is doing fantastic! Keep it going!